Duchess Hedwig of Württemberg

Hedwig of Württemberg
Hedwig of Württemberg
Born	15 January 1547; Basel
Died	4 March 1590 (aged 43); Marburg
Noble family	House of Württemberg
Spouse(s)	Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
Father	Christopher, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

Duchess Hedwig of Württemberg (15 January 1547, Basel – 4 March 1590, Marburg) was a princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage Landgravine of Hesse-Marburg.

Life

Hedwig was the eldest daughter of the Duke Christopher of Württemberg (1515–1568) from his marriage to Anna Maria (1526–1589), daughter of the Margrave George of Brandenburg-Ansbach-Kulmbach.

She married on 10 May 1563 in Stuttgart Landgrave Louis IV of Hesse-Marburg (1537–1604). As a strict Lutheran, she was a major influence on her husband. As a result, he remained with the Duke of Württemberg in close religious association, but he also came into confrontation with his brother William, who wanted to unite all Protestant forces in Germany.

Hedwig died in 1590 and was buried next to her husband under in a tomb, with her statue in the St. Mary's Church in Marburg.

References and sources

Wilhelm Münscher: Versuch einer Geschichte der hessischen reformirten Kirche p. 34

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